Joseph mobeland



1`. MORELAND ,T.`P.REAY, &1.M. LAZIER.

Improvement in WashzBO-Hers.

N0. v1211.608, Patentedh/'larchiZLlSZ-Z.1

JOSEPH MORELAND, THOMAS I). REAY, AND JOHN M. LAZIEB, OF MORGAN- TOWN,WEST VIRGINIA.

H'VPROVEMEN'I" EN WASH-BOILERS.

Specification forming part` of Letters Patent No. 124,608, dated March12, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we,JosnPH MORELAND, THos. P. REAY, and JOHN M. LAZIER,of Morgantown, in the county of Monongalia and in the State of WestVirginia, have invented cervtain new and useful Improvements in Wash- 4which our invention appertains to make and use the same, we will nowproceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to theannexed drawing, in which- Figure lis a longitudinal vertical section ofour entire boiler. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the interior fixtures; ,and1Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the cap.

A represents the boiler, made of any suit able shape and dimensions.Upon the bottom thereof is placed a rim, B, which is V-shaped in itscross-section, or, in other words, it contracts toward the center, bothfrom its upper and lower edges, making both the inner and outercircumference gradually less toward the center of the rim. Upon or inthis rim the entire attachment is placed, said attachment being'constructed as follows: O represents a perforated bottom, connected bypins a a with a solid bottom, D, a short distance below, said pinspassing through the lower bottom to form feet, upon which the attachmentis supported on the bottom of the boiler. The solid bottom'D is smallerin circumference than the perforated bottom G, and of such a size as to,leave a space between its outer circumference and the innercircumference at the center of the V-shaped rim B, while the upper orperforated bottom C rests upon the rim B immediately below the upperedge. Through the centers of the bottoms C and D passes an-oblongtapering tube, E, provided with a cap, H, the crown of which extends onall four sides beyond the sides of the tube, and the under sideperforated for the passage of the steam and water down upon the clothes.The under side of the crown of the cap H may be curved, as shown in Fig.vl, or beveled straight, as shown in Fig. 3. From the perforated bottomC rise a number of conical perforated tubes, G Gr. The V-shaped rim Binclines the water toward the center tube E, and, as the water comesback from the top, it will also convey it toward the center. It forms anadditional supf port for the perforated bottom, and does away with thenecessity of wiring said bottom; or, in other words, it lies on thebottom of the boiler and prevents the water from boiling up the sides,and has a tendency to throw and draw the water to the center tube,thereby increasing the volume of the fountain. The small tubes G Urthrow water and steam and keep the clothes loose.v

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The V-shaped rim B, constructed and arranged substantially as and forthe purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the perforated bottom C, solid bottom D, tube E,pins a a, and cap H, all constructed and arranged substantially as andfor the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the boiler A, rim B, bottoms C and D, and tubes Eand G G, pins a a, and cap H, all constructed and arranged as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsvthis 18th day of January, 1872.

JOSEPH MORELAND. THOMAS P. BEAY. J. M. LAZIER.

Witnesses:

ALTEA F. JOHN, DANIEL R. MORELAND.

